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(No Model.)

1). BROWN.

CALL BELL.

No. 466,116. Patented Dec. 29, 1891.

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DAVID BROlVN, OF HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND.

CALL-BELL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 466,1 16, datedDecember 29,1891. Application filed September l9I 1891. SerialNo.406,272. (No model.) Patented in England May 11, 1889, No. 7,902.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID BROWN, a citizen of Great Britain, residing atHuddersfield, in the county of York, England, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Call- Bells, (for which I have obtained apatent in England, No. 7,902, dated May 11, 1889;) and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same. My invention relates tocall-bells,and chiefly to an improved mode of fixing the same.

The ordinary portable call-bell,which usually stands on a table, desk,or other article of furniture, or-generally in a convenient position foruse, is frequently found to bein the way of articles that have to bemoved about on the said pieces of furniture and is often knocked overand accidentally rung.

According to my said invention ,instead of allowing the call-bell tostand upon the table,

desk, counter, or other article of furniture, I

fix it permanently underneath the said piece of furniture, and I arrangethat the push or button of the bell shall pass through a hole formed inthe said piece of furniture and rest about level with the top thereof.By this arrangement the bell push or button always remains in a handyposition for being touched, while forming no obstruction to the movementof articles on the piece of furniture, and the bell is, moreover, safefrom pilfering or ordinary damage. I may inclose the bell in a case toprevent its being tampered with. One of the advantages possessed by mybell fixed as above described is that being out of sight it need only beconstructed of the cheapest materials and finished in the plaineststyle, thus costing much less than a bell that is exposed to view. Itmoreover requires, on the same account, less cleaning. My improved bellmay also be applied to doors.

In the accompanying drawing I have shown how my invention may beconveniently and advantageously carried into practice.

The drawing represents, partly in elevation and partly in verticalcentral section, a bell constructed and fixed according to my saidinvention.

A is a socket having an external flange a at its upper end and a screwedstud a at its lower end. The said socket is let into a hole I), formedin a convenient position in the top B of the table, desk, counter, orother article of furniture, and is secured by a nut O on the under side,which fits on the screwed stud a and screws against the underside oftable B. The. flange Anot only forms a support for the socket, but incases where there is a permanent covering of oil-cloth or other materialon the table, counter,or other piece of furniture to which the socket isapplied serves to hold the edge of the said covering around the hole I).At the end of the screw-threaded stud a is formed a smallerscrew-threaded section a for receiving the bell D, which is secured bynut E against the shoulder formed by the part a. The hammerFis suspendedfrom a wing on the nut E and is actuated in the ordinary manner by apush-button G, working in the socket and which is screwed on a centralpin H, passing down through the socket and resting on the tongue fof thehammer. The head of the pin 11 abuts against the lower face of the nut Eand prevents withdrawal of the push-button, and, moreover, thepush-button cannot he accidentally or maliciously unscrewed froin thepin, as the latter turns readily with the push-button. I prefer to use aspiral or other spring, which I place underneath the push-button G toassist in raising the said push-button after it has been depressed.

.I is a cage or casing secured to the under side of the top B, forming acovering for the bell to prevent the latter being tampered with. Iprefer to provide holes a in the lower end of the socket A andcorresponding holes 0 in the nuts 0 to allow of the escape of any liquidwhich may accidentally enter the socket or to provide for flushing thesocketwith water to clear it of dirt. I also form a central nipple orboss a in the socket to prevent the passage of any liquid down thecentral aperture around the spindle H to the working parts of the bell.

I claim as my invention-= 1. In a call-bell, the combination, with afixed support, such as a table-top, provided with a hole, of a socketsecured in the hole and provided with a centrally-arranged projection, abell secured on the said projection, and a push-pin passing through thesaid projection and provided with a pushbutton working within the saidsocket, the said push-pin being adapted to actuate the hell-hammer,substantially as set forth.

2. In a call-bell, the combination, with a support provided with a hole,of a socket let into the hole and provided with a flange at the top anda centrally-arranged projection at its lower end, a nut screwed on thesaid projection for securing the socket, a bell secured on the saidprojection below the said nut, and a push-pin passing through the saidprojection and provided with a push-button working within the saidsocket, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In a call-bell, the combination, with a support provided with a hole, ofa socket let

